Chandra, Vikram;
Red earth and pouring rain
Penguin Books, 2006, 686 pages
ISBN 0140246126, 9780140246124
topics: | fiction | india | diaspora | commonwealth-prize
A novel in which the Gods Hanuman, Ganesha and Yama descend on the house in an Indian city, and a bargain is struck. The monkey must tell a story, and if he keeps his audience entertained, he shall live. Commonwealth prize for First Book